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Community of practice summary of discussions

Accelerating the implementation of SDG 12.4

November 2020
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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have launched a Community of Practice (CoP) on Chemicals and SDGs to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Chemicals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a summary of the discussion on Accelerating the implementation of SDG 12.4, which took place on 25 November 2020.Presenter: Tessa Goverse (UNEP)In 2015, world leaders
Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management
Report

Chemicals of concern in electronics: Review of legislative and regulatory approach

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UNEP
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February 2021
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This UNEP report provides a comprehensive but not necessarily exhaustive overview of the various regulatory approaches for CoC in EEE. Further inputs from the international community are welcomed to complement the research, especially with regards to relevant regulations that are not yet captured in the report.Chemicals in products and hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products have been longstanding emerging policy issues under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). To further advance these issues
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics
Factsheets and brochures

Chemicals and waste management: essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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IOMC
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October 2019
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In adopting the 17 Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders outlined a transformational course of action for the people, planet, and prosperity. Chemicals and waste management are related to achieving every aspect of this Agenda.Chemicals and waste management play an important and increasingly significant role in every economic and social sector. Sound management of chemicals throughout their lifecycle is essential to avoiding complex risks to human health and ecosystems, and substantial costs to national economies. Similarly
Topics: Sustainable Development Goals

Project

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/projects/circular-economy-approaches-electronics-sector-nigeria
Circular Economy approaches for the electronics sector in Nigeria
Nigeria has been undergoing rapid transformation on information and communication technology by importing new, second-hand or used electrical and electronic equipment. Ever growing amount of e-waste has been generated, and they are being collected and recycled by the informal sector

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/fourth-meeting-saicm-intersessional-process
Fourth Meeting of the SAICM Intersessional Process

The Fourth Meeting of the Intersessional Process (IP4) for Considering the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals

Event

https://saicmknowledge.org/index%2ephp/events/online-discussion-innovation-achieving-chemical-related-sdgs
Online discussion: Innovation for achieving the Chemical related SDGs

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

Factsheets and brochures

Case studies on the implementation of the WHO Chemicals Road Map

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World Health Organization
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January 2021
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The World Health Organization is publishing a series of national case studies on the implementation of the WHO Chemicals Road map, which was adopted in World Health Assembly Decision 70(23).The case studies were developed by different Member States, including members of the Global Chemicals and Health Network. They illustrate the role the health sector plays in the sound management of chemicals, recognizing the need for multi-sectoral cooperation at a national level.The case studies concentrate on different actions of the road
Emerging Policy Issues: Pharmaceutical pollutants Chemicals in products
Topics: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Management
WHO Chemicals Road Map Case study: chemicals Management Plan (‎‎CMP)‎‎ Science Committee in Canada Case study: chemical safety in schools in the Philippines Case study: COVID-19 and methanol poisoning in Azerbaijan Case study: development of a road map towards sound management of biocides in Georgia Case study: fair environmental conditions in urban areas in Germany Case study: implementation of national guideline on establishment of Nigeria Poison Information Control and Management Centres Case study: implementation of the Minamata Convention by the health sector in Brazil Case study: mainstreaming chemicals management into the sustainable development agenda in Belarus Case study: medical waste management in Bhutan Case study: occupational health risk in metal artisanal workplaces in Bhutan Case study: plan of action to implement the WHO chemical road map in Jordan Case study: successful collaborative multi-agency approach to deliver on the WHO Chemicals Road Map in New Zealand Case study: using the WHO CRM and Workbook to determine country priorities for sound management of chemicals and waste
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Sustainable Development Goals (64) E-waste (30) Eco-innovation (14)
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